Best Debut Indie Game
Best debut game created by an independent studio or individual.
Current Phase
Nominee Predictions
Predict which games will be nominated in this category. You can select up to 5 games from the eligible pool.
Deadline: November 20, 2026
Eligible Games
15527 games are eligible for nomination in this category. Showing the top 60.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Esoteric Ebb
Replaced
Meccha Chameleon
Fields of Mistria
Big Walk
Mina the Hollower
Silver Pines
Valheim
Dispatch
Schrödinger's Call
Denshattack!
Mewgenics
Mixtape
Gecko Gods
Hytale
Sektori
Wax Heads
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator
Sovereign Tower
Routine
Far Far West
Deadline Delivery
Well Dweller
Lost and Found Co.
Desktop Explorer
Rhythm Doctor
Angeline Era
Tukoni: Forest Keepers
Hermit and Pig
Tombwater
Cairn
Opus: Prism Peak
Welcome to Elderfield
Dressmaker
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Skate Story
The Mermaid Mask
Timberborn
Space Haven
Elementallis
Pieced Together
Titanium Court
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Demon Tides
Phonopolis
BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X
Dead In Antares
Mio: Memories in Orbit
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Moonsigil Atlas
ShantyTown
Hank: Drowning on Dry Land
Terra Invicta
Death Howl
Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike
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